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wet forest moon folklorist

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wet forest moon folklorist
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was out papering teslas on my dog walk, a practice that has got me looking closer at cars and noticing how ubiquitous the mega tall & blunt front grille has become. the hummer-ification of the US auto fleet is shit design for safety, aesthetic, and air resistance/mpg reasons

screenshot of a photo roll of 12 photos of modern cars with large front grills, the effect is looking at a bunch of cars that seem like they are about to aggressively destroy you. All candid shots with plates blacked out

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Paul Cantrell

in reply to wet forest moon folklorist • 3 months ago • •

This has bothered me for years at this point. Decades.

Also: if you view the front of the car as a face, what emotion is it conveying? Once you start seeing it, it’s hard to stop.

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Dr. Eric J. Fielding, PhD

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@inthehands Those photos don't include the huge pickup truck fronts that are a 5 to 6 foot tall wall, especially when the truck is lifted.

@Paul Cantrell

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David Mitchell

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@inthehands

My youngest would always comment on what the cars were feeling when he was little, and now I see it all the time too! … and there are few happy cars on the road anymore 😞

@seachanger

@wet forest moon folklorist @Paul Cantrell

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Jess👾

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Back when I was a kid, I really really liked the Dodge/Chrysler Neon, because the front looked like it was smiling.

@DavidM_yeg @inthehands @seachanger

@wet forest moon folklorist @David Mitchell @Paul Cantrell

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Paul Cantrell

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@JessTheUnstill @DavidM_yeg I had one of those things! My friend tried to give it to me for nothing, and I argued her up to $500 even though she said she felt bad about that. It had problem after problem. My rule was I’d only fix safety-related things, and only under a certain (fairly low) repair cost. It lasted for •years• that way: it was just barely holding together and always on the brink of undrivable…yet somehow it never quite died. Finally donated it for parts when the clutch had completely filled with engine oil.

It was by any standard a terrible car, yet it stuck with me for longer than it should have. And yeah, it looked happy doing it.

@Jess👾 @David Mitchell

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Jess👾

in reply to Paul Cantrell • 3 months ago • •

Yeah, when I got a little older I learned that they really weren't particularly good cars. But they still made me smile every time I saw one because it was small and cute in the era that the SUVs started taking over the roads.
@inthehands @DavidM_yeg @seachanger

@wet forest moon folklorist @David Mitchell @Paul Cantrell

Randahl Fink

3 months ago • •

Randahl Fink
3 months ago • •

Goodnight Mastodon. ♥️

#VejleFjord #SouthDenmark

#southdenmark #VejleFjord

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Good night Randahl and thank you for this beautiful picture!

Fireside Fedi

3 months ago • •

Fireside Fedi
3 months ago • •

Thank you again to @rimu for joining me as my #special #guest on #FiresideFedi.

#Episode 6 of the #FsF will be at the following links when they're done processing:

#VOD #Peertube - video.firesidefedi.live/w/t4M5… (Now with automated Transcriptions!)
#Fedicast #Podcast #Castopod - audio.firesidefedi.live/@fires…

#podcast #peertube #fsf #special #guest #firesidefedi #episode #vod #fedicast #castopod @Rimu

J.P.

3 months ago • •

J.P.
3 months ago • •

Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister: cbc.ca/news/politics/f35-blair…

Let's keep the pressure up, 🇨🇦! ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Pet… #CancelTheF35 #cdnpoli #polcan #Canada #RCAF #defence #defense #military

Petition e-6434 - Petitions

^{www.ourcommons.ca}

#Canada #cdnpoli #defense #Military #defence #polcan #rcaf #cancelthef35

myrmepropagandist

3 months ago • •

myrmepropagandist
3 months ago • •

There isn't any reason passports need to mention gender. I didn't know about this but some of you mentioned it last week, then I stumbled on this article.

thedailybeast.com/how-the-rise…

How The Rise of Androgyny Changed Our Passports

The rise of androgyny and unisex fashion in the 1970s was apparently responsible for the introduction of a sex marker in passports.

^{Samantha Allen (The Daily Beast)}

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Richelle Sparrow

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@mcc

I use my passport because I live in a theocratic state.

But the same faction at the federal level would have a more difficult time. Because the Real ID Act shifted the responsibility for an ID onto the states, they can still issue accurate documents, as they choose. As such, places like Texas will have to accept an ID from places like Illinois, according to Article IV of the Constitution. The patchwork of state systems would overwhelm ideological enforcement by anti-LGBT forces.

@mcc

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mcc

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@mudd0359 The full faith and credit thing is an odd thing. There seems to be a "bigotry exception"* that was previously used to reject interracial marriages, and we never got a decision on whether it applied to same sex marriages because Obgerfell happened sooner than expected. I'd be curious to see the full faith and credit clause truly tested for trans recognition.

* Sorry I mean "public policy exception".

@Richelle Sparrow

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mcc

in reply to mcc • 3 months ago • •

@mudd0359 and by "I'd be curious" I mean "I'm highly concerned about this because my birth certificate is held by the state of Texas"

@Richelle Sparrow

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Richelle Sparrow

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@mcc

Obergefell's case against Ohio was a full faith/credit case: Maryland marriage vs. Ohio record keeping.

Article IV could open options for transfolk. The problem is living in a regressive state, like mine. Existing residents must produce a (corrected) birth certificate to the DMV; new arrivals can use other forms, like passports or the old state's ID. If a court in one state (residence or birth locale) were to correct one's gender, would the state be forced to accept it?

@mcc

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mcc

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@mudd0359 that's interesting… was the full faith and credit question *resolved* though, or did they bypass it by going right to equal protection?

@Richelle Sparrow

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Richelle Sparrow

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@mcc

The equal protection and due process claims (14th amendment) seem to be the explicit basis for the Obergefell decision. Buried within the ruling text is an implied appeal to full faith/credit:

"In light of the fact that many States already allow same-sex marriage—and hundreds of thousands of these marriages already have occurred—the disruption caused by the recognition bans is significant and ever-growing."

@mcc

1 tripod in 3 trenchcoats

3 months ago • •

1 tripod in 3 trenchcoats
3 months ago • •

someone wrote drivers to run Windows 3.1 in HD

github.com/PluMGMK/vbesvga.drv

#retrocomputing #usenetfind

GitHub - PluMGMK/vbesvga.drv: Modern Generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1

Modern Generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1. Contribute to PluMGMK/vbesvga.drv development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

#retrocomputing #usenetfind

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usterror

3 months ago • •

usterror
3 months ago • •

#usterror #terror #terrorism #photos #images #USA #memes #UnitedStates

The image titled "Gerrymandering, explained" illustrates how redistricting can skew political representation through three examples. Initially, 50 people are evenly divided into 60% blue and 40% red. The first example shows a perfect representation with 3 blue districts and 2 red districts, shaded in blue. The second example shows a compact but unfair scenario, where all 5 districts are blue, ensuring a blue win despite equal population distribution. The third example depicts neither compact nor fair districting, leading to an outcome of 2 blue and 3 red districts, thereby a red win. This demonstrates how strategic redistricting can undermine fair political representation.

#unitedstates #usa #images #memes #photos #terror #usterror #terrorism

a beautiful bitch

3 months ago • •

a beautiful bitch
3 months ago • •

yarn gore

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a beautiful bitch

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Robert @ Tech Addressed

3 months ago • •

Robert @ Tech Addressed
3 months ago • •

So I did a thing because I love my dark romance author wife.

I wrote new lyrics for the tune "The Hero of Canton / The Ballad of Jayne Cobb" ... you know the folk song from Firefly. Her pen name / author persona is Jayne.

Anyone have any thoughts on how I could get a recording of the new lyrics done without embarrassing myself?

#firefly #browncoats #browncoatsforever #music #musicproduction

youtube.com/watch?v=pI-fiGUjAP…

Hero of Canton - The man they call Jayne (original/full scene)

the full song screne from episode 7

^YouTube

#music #firefly #musicproduction #browncoats #BrowncoatsForever

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apgarcia

in reply to Robert @ Tech Addressed • 3 months ago • •

yeah, i've seen ads for software that lets you type in the lyrics, program the notes, and even mess with dynamics, inflection, and expression. supposedly this software is becoming quite viable. but that's all i know...

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apgarcia

in reply to Robert @ Tech Addressed • 3 months ago • •

oh, i forgot to mention! there's some brilliant software called RipX DAW that does an amazing job of isolating the vocals and individual instruments. you could make two stems, one for the vocals and one for the instrumental. then mix it the instrumental track with your new vocals. i recently ran max cavalera's vocals on the song "refuse/resist" through a vocoder to give the song a robot voice. came out pretty cool!

Michael K Johnson

3 months ago • •

Michael K Johnson
3 months ago • •

My 3d-printed morse key didn't allow me to adjust the throw of the paddle, and I had to move my hand way too far when sending. It was tiring, and I kept occasionally missing a dit or a dah. I swapped out the 12mm M3 screws for 16mm and added a nut. I adjusted the throw to be shorter, then held the screw in place while tightening the nut on the ring terminal to lock it in place.

Then I ran some 400 grit sandpaper against the screws to contour them a bit to fit the screw head they connect to.

Suddenly a lot of the problems I had sending before went away. I still have trouble copying at 10WPM, but sending a sample QSO from paper (so I didn't have to think about spelling while sending) I can now send with this key with few errors at 20WPM...

I hadn't used this key since my nicer Putikeeg arrived. But now I want to do CW #POTA (as my skills increase) so I thought it would be interesting to try strapping this key to my leg... 1/2

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio

View of screw showing electrical connection and locking mechanism

Top-down image of the two contacts (for "dah" and "dit") coming in from the side to the common ground, showing how close they are together. All three screws are M3.

Rear view of key showing cable neatly routed through the body

#amateurradio #hamradio #pota

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Michael K Johnson

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I used an infinitely adjustable synthetic belt that fit through the sides to strap it to my leg and practiced sending that way. I found that I could relax my leg while not sending, and then tense my leg while sending to hold the key more firmly in place. The main problem is that if I move, sometimes I activate the paddle, so I need to disable break-in on my transmitter while I'm not actively sending.

I practiced responding to a POTA activation a few times with break-in disabled, and finally decided to take the plunge and actually hunt. It was a very very small hunt (only one QSO) but WG8X took my call from US-3516 in OH.

I suspect that I'll only hunt and not activate for a while, because copying morse code is still really hard. But maybe I can take this to parks and hunt park-to-park as I practice. Or just hunt portable from parks that don't count for POTA because they are municipal or county parks... 2/2

View of 3d-printed morse code key with belt threaded through it, showing the buckle that can clamp anywhere on the belt for "infinite" adjustment

View of strapped to leg showing a more comfortable operating position.

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Jason, Human, Average

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@dibi58
That is a thing of beauty.

@dibi58

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Michael K Johnson

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I might actually finish it and post it with a few more changes.

Different print-in-place hinge design (needs more iteration)
Holes for routing the dit/dah wires (white and red in the pictures)
Optional cover
Optional baseplate to lift the key off the surface it is on
Slightly longer slot length to accommodate a wider variety of belts
A few more fillets and/or chamfers
Maybe an optional block jig to help sand the ends of the dit/dah screws flat

If I did that, would you (or anyone else here) print it?

I did start my new design strongly influenced by an "ND" design, but that doesn't prevent me from posting a new and somewhat different model, as far as I can tell. I'd also share the FreeCAD model so that others could make their own changes, and I would use a permissive license for it.

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #CW

#amateurradio #hamradio #cw

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Jason, Human, Average

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

Sure, I'd print it. Sadly I don't have much time for radio these days, and my code is rusty (and that's being generous), so I'm not sure I'd get much use. But printing it is the easy part (how weird we live in a time where I can make that statement).

Seems like this would be a good piece to electroplate. As cool as it looks, it might look even cooler with a smooth nickel plating. 😀

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Michael K Johnson

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Here's where I got so far with modeling a similar key based on the approximate dimensions of the model I started with. I set it up with approximately the same mounting holes (what existing thing uses 15mm x 19mm hole spacing that this is set up for?), but with a very different spring mechanism, fillets, chamfers, and cable routing holes.

My hope is that this spring hinge design will self-damp better; the key I printed had such a strong spring action that it could spring all the way across and hit the other contact. I plan to iterate on this design, probably tweaking the spring design until it feels good.

I think that the cable routing holes are a bit big. Mine has a huge cable routing hole because I grabbed a thick wire, but really this should use cheap earbud wires (like they hand out on planes) instead. Much more convenient!

Haven't yet looked at cover, baseplate, sanding jig, or longer slots yet from my punch list, and I suspect that I could add even more fillets.

I might have to make the spring hinge a bit parametric, because I expect that the right wal

Screenshot of FreeCAD model of a one-piece 3d printable morse code key design.

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Michael K Johnson

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OK, finally got around to printing the design, and that spring was too stiff by far, at least for my taste. I'm trying a new design.

I found some thumb nuts that were originally bed adjustment nuts on my first-ever 3D printer to use to lock in the adjustments for the contacts. This style has a shoulder and is available cheaply online.

I'm also experimenting with putting the body of a 1/8" stereo jack into the hole in the back, so that it can be connected with any 1/8" stereo patch cord rather than having to have a cable permanently connected. That might take some careful soldering, through.

If this design is still too stiff, I'll have to decide between just making it thinner and making a symmetric serpentine shape. I was avoiding a serpentine shape to avoid sloppy contact from the spring stretching, but maybe I'm over-thinking that part.

Print of self-design morse code key with contact hardware attached

FreeCAD screenshot of new design for key incorporating a changed spring design

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Michael K Johnson

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That spring design was still too stiff, so the symmetric serpentine was indeed the approach I took. To make enough space, I started over completely from scratch again.

This time, I built up as much as possible as only half the part, then mirrored everything across and added the couple of centered features. I also have a groove cutting through a fillet. This meant that I had to put "dress-up features" (fillets and chamfers) all through the design instead of all at the end. This makes a parametric design more fragile. To combat this, I placed all sketches on base planes and offset them by parametric amounts instead of putting them on faces.

This key is working, but it wants some accessories. The groove down the side is to intersect with a cover/handle, a belt mount, a desk mount that puts the lever off the table, or whatever else one wants... I haven't designed those yet, but they are coming soon.

When I'm done, I will distribute all off this under a license that allows derivatives.

FreeCAD screenshot of an early part of the design tree, showing the serpentine hinge design

FreeCAD screen shot further into the design tree showing all the features before mirroring, including fillets and chamfers.

FreeCAD screen shot of the mirrored part with centered features added; here you can see the hole in the middle of the back for wires or a jack.

Photo of finished key, on the desk, connected to the radio.

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Michael K Johnson

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For example, here's a cover that slides over the key to give a bit longer grip, protect the wiring, and elevate the key off the table if it's set on a table. I'm still working on making the sliding fit perfect by getting the right amount of interference. I'm printing my 4th iteration now as I approach ~~perfection~~ good enough. 😀

Next, I'm thinking of a belt mount with a locking swivel so you can attach it to your leg at a comfortable angle for you.

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Michael K Johnson

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My #3DPrinted #MorseCode key design is coming along.

The cover/handle works really well, I think. I printed it just long enough to be comfortable in my hand. Someone else might want it shorter or longer.

Meanwhile, I've also designed a belt mount. The belt goes through slots in a base that goes under the key, and it goes over the key to make it a solid fit. I could have done one where the belt goes underneath, but this seems like it would be more solid. Then the key slides into a block that swivels, and a few more thumb nuts lock it into any location you like within 40° left or right of center.

This is extremely parametric. The height of the block, the allowed degrees of swing, how thick and wide the belt are, how wide the whole thing is; most of the dimensions are derived from parameters.

This is the second revision of the base and swivel. The first version didn't swivel far enough, the key wasn't raise up far enou

Screenshot of model of swivel belt base with morse code key on it.

Assembling the swivel base with thumb nuts. On reflection, maybe black wasn't the best color for photographing this...

Key inserted into carrier block, showing that it does not have to be exactly aligned with the block

Entire contraption belted to my leg. The pants fabric does not interfere with the key any more

#amateurradio #hamradio #morsecode #3DPrinted

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field94Mop

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

sure I'd like to try. Src STL available?

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Michael K Johnson

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I've been using STEP files instead of STL as outputs, but really one of the values of this one is the parameterization available using FreeCAD. For example, the hole in the back can be smaller if you want to just run a wire into it, or you can choose the diameter to fit a 1/8" stereo jack, and print it that way.

But I can send you STLs.

What type of plastic will you print in?

Do you like a light touch or heavy touch for your keys?

Do you have an m3 tap to cut threads in the plastic?

Hardware required to complete the key:

Wire
1/8" TRS jack if you want
3 M3 or M4 ring terminals
1 M3x8 or M3x10 cap-head stainless steel (or brass) screw (common terminal)
2 M3x20 (or longer) stainless steel (or brass) screws (dit and dah)
2 m3 nuts (thumb nuts preferred for easier adjustment

Hardware for the swivel base:

2 M3x8 or M3x10 countersink screws
2 M3 nuts (thumb nuts preferred for easier adjustment)

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to field94Mop • 3 months ago • •

@field94Mop I've done a lot of updates. See the README and all the STEP and STL files I built in the project releases.

Please let me know how it goes!

README.md · main · Michael K Johnson / Single-Paddle-Key · GitLab

GitLab.com

^GitLab

@field94Mop

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field94Mop

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

oh, wow! Thank you! I'll definitely build that. After I fixed my core xy that I just broke while upgrading it. 😀 thanks again, very impressive build instructions, good job, man!

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to field94Mop • 3 months ago • •

@field94Mop Ah, always either fun or "fun" fixing the broken printer, depending on whether part of the 3d printing hobby is the fiddling with the printers themselves...

(I have one nearly-stock printer, and one that is my playground for trying out new 3d printer ideas on, which is currently about 90% repaired from a redesign of the head after a giant blob of death.)

@field94Mop

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field94Mop

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absolutely. Once this one is in a working state again I'll start a second corexy exactly for that reason. It'll be fun! ;)

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Michael K Johnson

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Here is my 3d printed key in use calling CQ at 15WPM. I'm using VBand as my keyer for this video.

VBand - Ham Radio Solutions

^{hamradio.solutions}

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Stu Gott

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

i'm an openscad guy myself so can't really help you with the freecad part, but just eyeballing it, I think you're on the right track. I know where the design started from and can see the improvements and understand why.

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Michael K Johnson

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@stu Don't really need help with FreeCAD — just want others to be able to use FreeCAD to modify it, without having to know how to use FreeCAD. Just open it up and type numbers in for some parameters. More or less like the OpenSCAD configurator. ☺

@Stu Gott

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Stu Gott

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today I (sheepishly) learned that freecad has a Linux version... 😅😂

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Michael K Johnson

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@stu I first tried FreeCAD in January 2016. I was so confused. I went straight to OpenSCAD, which made lots of sense to me.

Simple fillets and chamfers were what eventually won me over to FreeCAD four or five years ago. But also my machining hobby and making technical drawings, which FreeCAD is good for

FreeCAD can actually integrate OpenSCAD, and I've used that a few times.

@Stu Gott

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

I have created a public repository with the FreeCAD file and a fairly detailed README about the parameters and build process:

gitlab.com/mcdanlj/Single-Padd…

If anyone needs STLs or STEPs, send me a private message with any parameters you need set differently from the default, and your email address and I can send you the files with those parameters set.

Or just download FreeCAD and set them yourself; I included instructions in the README for how to do that.

Michael K Johnson / Single-Paddle-Key · GitLab

GitLab.com

^GitLab

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

This design is ready for you to test!

I printed out keys with six different variations on spring strength, four different sizes of covers, two different heights of swivel bases, and brought them all to my local club monthly show-and-tell. A few others club members have also printed them. I took some feedback, and have now updated the documentation and released STEP and STL files for multiple configurations.

The ones I printed were ABS. One club member printed in PLA, and another in PETG, so it looks like this design can work well across multiple types of filament. One club member screwed down what I had meant as a belt swivel mount to a board that you rest your wrist/forearm on and it's a very clever addition! Picture attached.

Key on swivel mount attached to MDF board to hold the key relative to the arm.

Screen shot of model of assembly showing a few different hardware options

The Raleigh Amateur Radio Society

The North Carolina Capital City Amateur Radio Club

^rars.org

#amateurradio #hamradio #morsecode #cw

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Kris Mitka

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

so while my local club sits around and talks about how one of the key contributors to WiFi and spread spectrum had great tits, Raleigh is out there creating new things!

Nice!

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Michael K Johnson

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@mitka At the same gathering, KO4HUI Rob was showing off his latest open source Spooltenna work, another group was characterizing an old switchable signal attenuation box rescued from scrap, someone was showing off a homebrew regenerative receiver made manhattan-style on un-etched copper-clad, someone else demonstrated a new battery box setup with lots of different power options, another member was showing a QRP POTA setup with an amazingly cute little metal iambic key, and I didn't even get around to talk to everyone because I was talking about my key with a bunch of interested folks. It was quite a buzzing convocation!

This is the club that runs RARSfest, which is happening the weekend after next, and as a baby ham I'm really looking forward to being a volunteer at my first-ever hamfest. 🎉

Spooltenna Store

Spooltenna™ is a 40m end fed, half wave antenna that is packaged in a convenient, compact, lightweight, spool form factor for your outdoor adventures.

^SPOOLTENNA

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Kris Mitka

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

Thanks.

I am going to try your 3d print out.

Which files do you recommend for a beginner? I noticed you have varying weights and sizes at gitlab.com/mcdanlj/Single-Padd…

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Michael K Johnson

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@mitka I prefer the lightest springs, the "feather" or "light" configurations. I am also a beginner, but I adjust my adjustable keys with minimal tension and close contact, like a tenth of a millimeter or even less.

The heaviest springs are because I'm told that some people like really high tension, but I wouldn't start there. If you haven't developed those habits, start light and your wrist will thank you. 😀

If you find it's too light, it's just a few grams of plastic, and I designed them to print without supports to minimize waste otherwise.

@Kris Mitka

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Daniel Marks

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

I tried a design using an undulating Z spring made out of the printed material so the key is all one piece. There are also FreeCAD files available as well.

github.com/profdc9/RFBitBanger…

RFBitBanger/CAD/PaddlesKey-PaddlesKeyBody.stl at main · profdc9/RFBitBanger

A QRP digital transceiver created from readily available parts for off-the-grid maintenance - profdc9/RFBitBanger

^GitHub

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Daniel Marks • 3 months ago • •

@profdc9 This also is a single-piece print of the key proper, including a symmetric undulating S spring (curved to avoid concentrating stress), but a single-paddle key instead of iambic.

I've attached a bottom view showing the printed-in spring.

The other parts in my design are accessories. It's possible to use this key without any of them, though when I hold it I prefer a longer handle to make it more comfortable in the hand. I have used it more often strapped to my leg, practicing to get comfortable for POTA operations. ☺

@Daniel Marks

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Daniel Marks

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You'll have to see how that works out. I am always concerned about the spring cracking over time, so I tend to make the spring big and keep the strain very low to make sure it stays well in the elastic region. If it's a problem, you might have some room to hollow out the interior and make the spring a little bigger. It's a great design, I hope it lasts many cycles!

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Michael K Johnson

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@profdc9 That is why I tried to avoid stress risers, though I did run into problems getting FEM set up to work in FreeCAD and so haven't done a formal stress analysis. There's absolutely plenty of room to make the spring plan form area larger.

In this first formal release, I actually made the spring smaller than the initial prototypes, but the thickness of the spring elements, the radius of the bends, and the width of the area the spring is in (and thus the length of the spring legs) are all parametric. That width could go up close to the width of the body, and the radius can be increased a bit. But the thinner the spring, the less stress to the spring from flexing, which was why with thinner springs I use a smaller radius for the configurations that I exported.

Additionally, the amount of gap between the sides of the lever and the body is parametric. I meant it to be small enough that the springs are always in the elastic region, but without analysis I don't kno

Screen shot of bottom view in slicer showing all six current key configurations

@Daniel Marks

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sergio_101

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

I am just super happy that so many people are interested in #morsecode

#morsecode

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to sergio_101 • 3 months ago • •

@sergio_101 Yeah, it seems to me that there are a lot of younger folks (younger than me) getting interested in CW. I wouldn't be surprised if POTA is helping here. It's not all "AGE HR 153 YRS BN A HAM 122 YRS" on the ragchews — though I am super grateful to the olds on 80m ragchewing at a relaxed 12-15WPM with a clear fist that a baby ham can copy.

@sergio_101

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sergio_101

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

yeah.. there are lots of great video series of people doing #POTA on youtube.
SKCC has lots and lots of people giving out QSO points.. and the SST is a great place to make a ton of contacts in an hour.

#pota

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to sergio_101 • 3 months ago • •

@sergio_101 My experience so far as a baby ham is that some SKCC operators have beautiful, easy-to-copy fists, and others are wildly syncopated and jazzy, or send dahs that are 10-12 dit-lengths, and break my brain. I'm sure when I've had a few years of experience that will all feel like just fun different accents, but for now I try to find ragchews with good fists to help build an intuition of what a clean fist should sound like, and practice my head copy.

One of my first CW ops was responding to K1USN on SST. Though last Sunday was my first Sunday since DST looking for SST and I couldn't find anyone calling CQ SST, not even K1USN. Thought that was weird and started calling CQ SST. Someone finally kindly came back to me to point out that it didn't start until 0Z and it wasn't time yet. 🤦

@sergio_101

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sergio_101

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

OMG!

I got my radio tuned up.. and got on deck for SST on on friday.. and the bands were 100% DEAD..

Then, i looked at the calendar and realized we were in EDT now.. an hour later, and the bands were full.

I am an old timer, so i usually work super hard to work the unsteady fists, just in case it's someone new. but there is no way i could have done that when i was newer to CW..

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

If you have a local ham club with several people interested in this key, you can buy brass hardware, and with the links in the README can buy enough to make 5 keys for $50 (with a bunch left over because of different multiples, of course). I did this because I intend to make several of these keys for testing and display.

But it works fine with far cheaper stainless hardware; brass just looks nicer. As far as I can tell, most hardware stores even in the US have M3 metric hex socket screws in bins, so you don't have to buy 10-packs or 50-packs of hardware. This works perfectly fine. You just need a hex wrench and a small box-end wrench or needle nose pliers or forceps/hemostats or something to tighten the nuts when you adjust spacing.

My goal here is to help make it cheap and easy to have a really usable key.

And if you run into any problems, please please ask for help! The whole point of the beta release is to get feedback so I can improve both the models and the instructions before posting this more widely.

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #CW #MorseCode

#amateurradio #hamradio #morsecode #cw

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Ĝan Ŭesli Starling, KY8D

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

No photo of your key?

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Ĝan Ŭesli Starling, KY8D • 3 months ago • •

@Aplonis Oh sorry, I'm used to a Mastodon client that shows the whole thread just by scrolling up. Here are a few pictures, and if you like, you can look at the thread starting here for more pictures as I worked on this over the past few weeks. 🎉

I also plan to add images to the README during the beta period, including assembly instructions with pictures. Or maybe break out a separate assembly guide. Something like that...

Bare key with no attachment devices, and brass hardware. The paddle shows some trivial artifacts from high-speed printing.

Same key in an earlier build with stainless steel hardware, mounted on the swivel leg strap mount for POTA activation.

@Ĝan Ŭesli Starling, KY8D

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 3 months ago • •

@Aplonis Also this separate post to the FreeCAD community about how I used FreeCAD to do the design has a few pictures as well.

Michael K Johnson

2025-03-28 11:30:45

This week, I released the first beta version of my parametric 3D-printed morse code key. It is a set consisting of a key plus various kinds of mounting or holding arrangements. Screwed down to a desk or block, strapped to your leg, or held in your other hand.
Almost everything about it is parameterized with VarSets for ease of customization, and I wrote a macro to export STEP and STL variants with different built-in 3d-printed springs from light to heavy tension, different lengths of sliding covers, different heights above your leg for the leg mount, and more.
Designed in local builds of FreeCAD 1.1 dev running on Fedora 41. Licensed liberally CC-SA to let others modify and share their modifications.
#FreeCADFriday

Michael K Johnson / Single-Paddle-Key · GitLab
GitLab.com
^GitLab

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 2 months ago • •

The ~~second~~ third beta release of my #HamRadio #MorseCode single-paddle key is out. The spring weights have been adjusted based on some feedback. Each key has an identifier associated with the weight on the bottom to make it easy to tell them apart. There is now a separate mounting plate for a clipboard or forearm plate like Dan WY3O brought to the RARS meetup.

It's not actually necessary to use ring terminals, especially while experimenting. You might want them on a final version, but while testing, bare wires under the lock nuts and center screw are probably good enough. If I were carrying this POTA or SOTA, though, I'd want the ring terminals for durability.

I'm eager for feedback, and if I get time to print off a new batch tomorrow, I might bring a set to RARSfest Saturday.

#AmateurRadio #CW

Screen shot of CAD model of key mounted on swivel mount for clipboards, forearm boards, or desks

0.3 Beta · Michael K Johnson / Single-Paddle-Key · GitLab

GitLab.com

^GitLab

#amateurradio #hamradio #morsecode #cw

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Michael K Johnson

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Looks like the labels were too big, resulting in some corner lifting in my test print, which will make them not interface with with the holders. Oops.

So I made the labels a little smaller and made a new beta release. I also put some example hold-down screws in the assembly showing the new mount.

Hopefully that print goes better. I hate creating waste. 🤞

Screen shot of assembly showing screws in mounting bracket.

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Seb DA6SEB

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 2 months ago • •

love that design with the print-in-place spring!

I've been using magnets in my attempts to make a decent paddle but that comes with its own challenges - mostly around adjusting the force. So now I'm making another one that will put them onto adjustment screws but that feels very over-engineered.

I also want to add the option to print a heavy base as I've been lugging around a piece of steel to put the mag paddle on ...

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Seb DA6SEB • 2 months ago • •

@DA6SEB@darc.de Thank you!

Further down thread, you can see that one of my beta testers came up with the idea of screwing it down to a board that rests under your arm, and as a result I made a swivel fitting just for that. Maybe something like that would be an option for you?

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Seb DA6SEB

in reply to Michael K Johnson • 2 months ago • •

I like the swiveling leg-strap version but I think eventually I'll make something that attaches directly to the radio by incorporating a dovetail in a fitting that screws to the radios front side corner.

But it would be nice to have that then swivel around instead of being at a fixed angle!

I also saw a kind of clipboard-like setup in a YouTube video (that I can't find now) where everything - radio, paper notebook, mobile phone and CW paddle - is attached to it.

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Michael K Johnson

in reply to Seb DA6SEB • 2 months ago • •

@DA6SEB I've thought about making a swivel mount designed for clipboards, but my ideas for that haven't gelled yet; still letting that roll around in my head.

I have the Elecraft built-in front-mounted iambic paddle, but I like the single lever better and am thinking about designing a 3d-printed single-paddle key for my KX3. But I'd try to make it smaller, and haven't worked out a design I like. Meanwhile I'm just using my paddle, held in my left hand, alternating poking on phone and operating the paddle with my right.

@Seb DA6SEB

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Michael K Johnson

Unknown parent • 2 months ago • •

@cad_viewer Have you thought about making that a clickable link? At least in your profile, where you have the option to link to a web site?

Do you have examples of integrating info a gitlab page?

@CAD-Viewer.org

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Michael K Johnson

Unknown parent • 2 months ago • •

@cad_viewer How is uploading it to your site different from uploading to any of the 3d printing hubs that let you move models around interactively?

@CAD-Viewer.org

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Michael K Johnson

Unknown parent • 2 months ago • •

@cad_viewer What does "community-driven" mean here?

@CAD-Viewer.org

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Michael K Johnson

Unknown parent • 2 months ago • •

@cad_viewer Ok, while I'm on a roll, a few more questions! 😁

Not being Open Source / Libre software, how do you distinguish your project from GrabCad?

How is this different in practice from making an OnShape project with some STEP/IGES files imported into it, as an alternative gratis part display with assemblies?

With respect to embedding as a proprietary service within open source projects as a display engine, what would differentiate it for them from using open source STEP web display built from OpenCASCADE and wasm? (Because, having a choice, who uses IGES over STEP? I was originally introduced to IGES as "I guess...")

@CAD-Viewer.org

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Michael K Johnson

Unknown parent • 2 months ago • •

@cad_viewer Well, that's "how you wonder if someone else will distinguish you from GrabCAD" and I'll let you do your own market research.

But I've also seen open source web-based STEP model visualization that honored colors at least; don't remember whether what I saw included a representation of the tree, since when i care about that i have it open in FreeCAD anyway. 🙂

@CAD-Viewer.org

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Michael K Johnson

Unknown parent • 2 months ago • •

@cad_viewer Right, my questions are only somewhat related to "what is your market?" and were really started by your opening suggestion that I would have a reason to use your services for my Morse code key design, then more generally what a community hobbyist would want, since you started this with an assumption of community outreach.

I still don't grok why a commercial entity is operating from a .org domain; that sets up weird expectations.

@CAD-Viewer.org

Steve Herman

3 months ago • •

Steve Herman
3 months ago • •

My colleagues and our broadcasts, devoted to telling America’s story to the world — honestly, fairly and with an unwavering commitment to the truth, are being silenced this weekend. open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/…

Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience

VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.

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Bud Talbot

3 months ago • •

Bud Talbot
3 months ago • •

Please read this and share widely, folks. We are losing an incredible service to democracy.

"I’ve met many in our audience who told me VOA gave them their first taste of freedom, led to their decisions to defect from authoritarian lands or that they now speak our language because of VOA's Learning English broadcasts."

Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience
steveherman.press/p/requiem-fo…

@w7voa

Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience

VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.

^{www.steveherman.press}

@Steve Herman

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Democracy Matters

3 months ago • •

Democracy Matters
3 months ago • •

Hitler used the Constitution to shatter the Constitution. In 53 days. Today is day 54 of Trump’s second term.

How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

#TrumpLovesHitler #EndTrump #EndMusk #DonaldKrasnov #RepublicansOwnThis #GOPKakistocracy #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days

He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

^{Timothy W. Ryback (The Atlantic)}

#uspol #republicansownthis #gopkakistocracy #norepublicanseveragain #donaldkrasnov #endtrump #endmusk #trumploveshitler

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daniel

3 months ago • •

daniel
3 months ago • •

Hacking together my submission for the next #tinytapeout ... the circuit works, but could use a bit of cleanup 😀 Thanks @matthewvenn for the excellent workshop!

#tinytapeout @Matt Venn

NedMan 🚀

3 months ago • •

NedMan 🚀
3 months ago • •

In today’s adventures in Laser Crafting I found a largish mirror curb side on the morning walk. It’s about 22”x28”, so too big for my 50W laser. But guess who now has access to a larger bed 60W laser machine through their local maker space. 😁 #laserengraving #lasercrafting #makerspace

Picture of medium / large wood framed mirror. Mirror is lying on a work table on top of a green cutting mat.

#makerspace #laserengraving #LaserCrafting

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NedMan 🚀

in reply to NedMan 🚀 • 3 months ago • •

Ok, finally wrapping this project up. Cut the frame down, glued and used some flat angle braces to reassemble. Painted both the frame and the back of the mirror. Hung it in the laser room at the maker space. Looks good. 😃#Lasercrafting #MakerSpace

Picture of the back of the assembled mirror showing the flat angle braces in the corner, some felt bumpers at the bottom and a wire hanger at the top.

Picture of the finished mirror hung in the laser room at my maker space.

Picture of the finished mirror sitting on a green cutting mat on a table. Picture is taken from the side so I’m not seen in the reflection and all the engraved text can be seen. Says “Cape Fear Makers Guild” at the top and “Maker” at the bottom.

Picture of the finished mirror sitting on a green cutting mat on a table. Picture is taken so I’m seen in middle of the reflection and all the engraved text can be seen. Says “Cape Fear Makers Guild” at the top and “Maker” at the bottom.

#makerspace #LaserCrafting

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Spark

in reply to NedMan 🚀 • 3 months ago • •

That looks great. 😊

FunHouse Radio

3 months ago • •

FunHouse Radio
3 months ago • •

CURRENTLY IN ROTATION
Tune in to our stream for more!
youtube.com/watch?v=r_oaVD4NzY…

Cartoon Network Groovies (Gorilla 4 Sale)

One of a series of Cartoon Network Groovies that used to air on the Boomerang channel.

^YouTube

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This Account Kills Fascists

3 months ago • •

This Account Kills Fascists
3 months ago • •

My husband took this with his telescope and I just adore it.

#nasa #space #photography #photo #bwblackphotography

#photography #photo #nasa #Space #bwblackphotography

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This Account Kills Fascists

Unknown parent • 3 months ago • •

@Christian_Freiherr_von_Wolff He says yes but not actually super long. 15 - 30 seconds, he can't quite remember.

@Day Use X Mockin' Uh

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Marion Donnelly

in reply to This Account Kills Fascists • 3 months ago • •

However long the exposure, it made a perfect capture. I love it!

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Grimm

3 months ago • •

Grimm
3 months ago • •

Canadian retailers transforming their supply chains effectively on a dime on the way to 0% U.S.-made products and their shoppers totally down with it [Edit, per a Canadian commenter: not just "down with it" but DRIVING it]. Maybe something to think about when you can't be bothered to do the handful of clicks required to shutter your Amazon account.
youtube.com/watch?v=c6hYwKW7MF…

‘It’s worth it’: Urban Grocer replacing all U.S. produce suppliers

Urban Grocer staff in Victoria have removed nearly all U.S.-sourced produce from their shelves, and by next week, they will no longer have any of that countr...

^YouTube

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kaia

3 months ago • •

kaia
3 months ago • •

the change 5 years of politics can make

Jürgen Hubert

3 months ago • •

Jürgen Hubert
3 months ago • •

Would you dare to attain the Devil's Coin?

#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic #money #Devil @germany @folklore
patreon.com/posts/in-for-penny…

German folk tale "The Breeding Penny". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

#Magic #germany #folklore #money #folktale #devil @folklore group @germany group

Auschwitz Memorial

3 months ago • •

Auschwitz Memorial
3 months ago • •

16 March 1891 | A Polish Jew, Aron Libster, was born in Żółkiewka.

In #Auschwitz from 14 September 1941.
No. 20824
Fate unknown.

#auschwitz

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Gerd

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🖤

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RedAlert (Michael)

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🕯🖤🕯🖤🕯
#keinvergessen
#KämpfenBeginntMitErinnern
#niewiederfaschismus

#niewiederistjetzt ‼️

#AllezusammengegendenFaschismus
#afdverbotsverfahrenjetzt
#stopptDieBrandstifter
#WirSindDieBrandmauer

#niewiederistjetzt #keinvergessen #kampfenbeginntmiterinnern #niewiederfaschismus #AllezusammengegendenFaschismus #afdverbotsverfahrenjetzt #stopptDieBrandstifter #wirsinddiebrandmauer

The Alchemist 🇨🇦

3 months ago • •

The Alchemist 🇨🇦
3 months ago • •

Our latest raku owl, 'Nebula's Eye' looks through time and space to reflect the beauty of you, of us all, and all that is. Nebula’s Eye gazes through the dark, A silent watcher, a cosmic spark. In the vast expanse, it stands alone, A quiet sentinel, far from home. #owl #space #sciart #spaceart

A raku pottery owl with shades of red, blue, purple, green and iridescence

A raku pottery owl with shades of red, blue, purple, green and gold iridescence

A closeup of a raku pottery owl with shades of red, blue, purple, green and iridescence

#Space #sciart #owl #spaceart

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Karen D 🇨🇦

in reply to The Alchemist 🇨🇦 • 3 months ago • •

Oh, my goodness. It's just beautiful! I love it soooo much.

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The Alchemist

in reply to Karen D 🇨🇦 • 3 months ago • •

Thank you so much 💙😊

Nonilex

3 months ago • •

Nonilex
3 months ago • •

Judge blocks #Trump after he invokes wartime #AlienEnemiesAct to speed up #deportations 
A federal judge ordered the administration to turn around any planes that had already taken off after the act quietly went into effect.

#law #immigration #Venezuela #DueProcess #14thAmendment #5thAmendment
washingtonpost.com/immigration…

#trump #deportations #law #immigration #venezuela #5thamendment #dueprocess #alienenemiesact #14thamendment

danielatafani

3 months ago • •

danielatafani
3 months ago • •

@pluralistic :

"Amazon's excuse for destroying your privacy: they want to do AI processing on the audio Alexa captures, and that is too computationally intensive for on-device processing. But that only raises another question: why does Amazon want to do this AI processing [...]?

For Big Tech companies, AI is part of a "growth story" – a narrative about how these companies that have already saturated their markets will still continue to grow."

"Every part of this Echo privacy massacre is downstream of that [pro-monopoly] policy choice: "growth stock" narratives about AI, twiddling, DMCA 1201, the Darth Vader MBA, the end of legal privacy protections. These are material things, not ideological ones. They exist to make a very, very small number of people very, very rich."

Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading (15 Mar 2025)
pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt…

Pluralistic: Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading (15 Mar 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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@Cory Doctorow

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Doug Mirams

3 months ago • •

Doug Mirams
3 months ago • •

Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading by @pluralistic pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt…

Pluralistic: Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading (15 Mar 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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@Cory Doctorow

ProPublica

3 months ago • •

ProPublica
3 months ago • •

One Community Response Team officer swerved into a motorcyclist, killing him. Another needlessly stopped a pedestrian, then shoved him into a car window. A third hit a man and then kicked his head.
propublica.org/article/eric-ad…

#News #NYC #Police #EricAdams #Crime #Violence #PoliceBrutality

How Eric Adams Embraced NYPD’s Community Response Team Despite Misconduct Concerns

After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.

^ProPublica

#crime #news #nyc #police #ericadams #violence #policebrutality

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lin11c

in reply to ProPublica • 3 months ago • •

More dark marks on this corrupt criminal POS. Resign and prosecute! If he's pardoned for federal charges, charge with state crimes.

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haddenmart

in reply to ProPublica • 3 months ago • •

This is the type of thing that gives police a bad name in spite of the illegality and inhumaneness of their behaviors. Could the Gov use his cover up to get rid of Adams?

Sue is Walking the Earth 🌱

3 months ago • •

Sue is Walking the Earth 🌱
3 months ago • •

The SF I write was always "not mainstream"—YA then singularity stuff but not the way many in the genre showcased SV's toxic tech religion...

But since I've been writing #solarpunk, it's the clearest rebuttal to this history of fashy SF.

#SF #sciencefiction #books

Good review: nerds-feather.com/2025/03/revi…

Review: Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right

Jordan Carroll uncomfortably probes the connections between the field and the right wing of America Jordan Carroll’s academic book Speculat...

^{www.nerds-feather.com}

#sciencefiction #books #solarpunk #sf

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Jade

in reply to Sue is Walking the Earth 🌱 • 3 months ago • •

so true. I love the way that things represented in @pluralistic ’s book “The Lost Cause”, with the MAGA grandpa trying to get the protagonist to read his Heinlein collection to get indoctrinated into the alt right.
I admit to also having a heinlein collection, so I feel a bit called out 😅

@Cory Doctorow

ProgressivePower

3 months ago • •

ProgressivePower
3 months ago • •

AOC introduces a bill to ban Congress from owning and trading stocks

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Charlie Stross

3 months ago • •

Charlie Stross
3 months ago • •

Welp, looks like Türkiye is looking at acquiring Eurofighter Typhoons instead of F-35s. At this rate, Trump's reputational damage—self-inflicted by attacking his allies and cutting Ukraine off at the knees—is going to take down the US military export industry. Nobody wants to build their armed services around weapons bought from a supplier who couid decide to disable them on a whim.
mastodon.social/@glynmoody/114…

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2025-03-15 20:27:05

#Türkiye’s Eurofighter #Typhoon Deal Gains Momentum as UK Submits Formal Offer - defencesecurityasia.com/en/tur… 40 of them; big if confirmed and it happens... #turkey #trump

Türkiye’s Eurofighter Typhoon Deal Gains Momentum as UK Submits Formal Offer - Defence Security Asia
Türkiye’s bid to acquire Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets is advancing steadily, with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence officially submitting a sales proposal to Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defense.
^{admin (Defence Security Asia)}

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Shoshana 🏳️‍⚧️

3 months ago • •

Shoshana 🏳️‍⚧️
3 months ago • •

Roman Senators reaching a compromise with their dictator, March 15th, 44 BCE

#IdesOfMarch

Painting "The Death of Julius Caesar" (1806) by Vincenzo Camuccini

It shows Caesar falling down as a crowd with knives prepare to stab him.

#idesofmarch

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joey castillo

3 months ago • •

joey castillo
3 months ago • •

porting over last-minute watch faces. This is the closest I can get to the letter X on the custom LCD. It’s not perfect, but when the perfect verges on the impossible, you do the best you can.

Photo of a digital watch movement displaying the moon phase, “Wax Crescent”

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Dennis Faucher

in reply to joey castillo • 3 months ago • •

I'll take an X Wing over the letter X any day

Trivial Einstein

3 months ago • •

Trivial Einstein
3 months ago • •

Tragedy (+ time?)

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Molly White

3 months ago • •

Molly White
3 months ago • •

every damn time

#libraries

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BeeCycling

in reply to Molly White • 3 months ago • •

Hmm, perhaps we could travel to this "library" in a vehicle that's like a car, but larger, so several people could use it for a small fee. It could make some stops along its route to pick up other passengers also going to the library, or even to other destinations. Perhaps it could make the journey several times a day. We could publish a schedule for it. 😏

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Mike (no, the other one)

in reply to BeeCycling • 3 months ago • •

@beecycling I'm intrigued by your ideas, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

@BeeCycling

beSpacific

3 months ago • •

beSpacific
3 months ago • •

#Boycott #AirBnB = #DOGE #billionarre co conspirator

Boycott #AirBnB = #DOGE #billionaire co conspirator

#Doge #boycott #airbnb #billionarre

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Oliver Schafeld

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»#Airbnb, the online homestay marketplace, is facing #boycott calls after reports have surfaced that its billionaire co-founder Joe Gebbie has joined Elon #Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (#DOGE). […] Calls to boycott Airbnb have circulated across Instagram, TikTok and X, formerly Twitter.«

newsweek.com/airbnb-boycott-ca…

Airbnb Faces Boycott Calls

The calls come after Airbnb's billionaire co-founder, Joe Gebbia has reportedly joined Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

^{Marni Rose McFall (Newsweek)}

#Doge #musk #boycott #airbnb

Marielle Quinton

3 months ago • •

Marielle Quinton
3 months ago • •

Definitely time to a) stop going to conferences in the US and b) start or move conferences out of the US wired.com/story/canadian-devs-…

Jeff Daniels WPG

3 months ago • •

Jeff Daniels WPG
3 months ago • •

*Conrad Black was convicted of fraud, spent time in federal prison, and was pardoned by DJT in 2019.* Thugs support Thugs.
FYI #cdnpoli

#cdnpoli

Links to the original videos2000-09-27 The Challenges of the New Economy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuu4Sxumxc&t=3628s)2001-02-21 Thirteen Days and th...

^YouTube

#uspolitics #uspol #petebuttigieg #mayorpete #harvard

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Reiner Jung

3 months ago • •

Reiner Jung
3 months ago • •

Ich bin ja nicht oft bei #linkedin,.habe aber gerade folgenden Beitrag gesehen @landesregierung
@libreoffice #OpenSource

Screenshot aus LinkedIn mit einem Post des Oberlandesgericht Schleswig-Holsteins mit einer Card in gelb um ein Wörterbuch darzustellen und folgendem Text:
Tschüss in eckigen Klammern die Lautschrift von Tschüss

Darunter: Beispiel: "Tschüss,Microsoft Office"

#OpenSource #linkedin @Land Schleswig-Holstein @LibreOffice

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DerSchulze

in reply to Reiner Jung • 3 months ago • •

schau mal, die Gerichte SH sind auch hier im Fediverse - social.schleswig-holstein.de/@…

Die Gerichte im echten Norden (@gerichteSH@social.schleswig-holstein.de)

Angehängt: 1 Bild #SchleswigHolstein goes #OpenSource Softwaremonopole sind teuer und stehen dem #Datenschutz im Weg. Deshalb setzt die Verwaltung in Schleswig-Holstein zukünftig auf #OpenSourceSoftware.

^{Mastodon Schleswig-Holstein}